<para>The locale settings configured in
<filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> are system-wide
and are inherited by every service or user, unless
- overriden or unset by individual programs or
+ overridden or unset by individual programs or
individual users.</para>
<para>Depending on the operating system other
this file. For details about the meaning and semantics
of these settings, refer to
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Example</title>
+
+ <example>
+ <title>German locale with English messages</title>
+
+ <para><filename>/etc/locale.conf:</filename></para>
+
+ <programlisting>LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
+LC_MESSAGES=C</programlisting>
+ </example>
</refsect1>